Luxie turns 2!

This month Luxie celebrates her 2nd birthday, so Nate and I decided to plan a little party for her at the park with a few friends from church and some of our family. As we begin talking more and more about it she is really excited about the family coming, but she is not very happy about having to share the spotlight with friends! The last few days we hardly get the words “birthday party” out of our mouths before she replies “No friends! No friends!” I think this is because when we go to the park there’s an awful lot of sharing that has to take place. A birthday at the park means double the amount of sharing! (Little does she realize that if she doesn’t start sharing she won’t have to worry about friends at her parties! )

We also made a "birthday calendar" showing the two weeks leading up to the big day, including the arrival dates of family. We taped it to her door and each day she gets to pick a crayon and color one square. I think it is a good way to keep it fun and interesting, as well as introduce her to the concept of time. The party should be lots of fun and we will surely have lots of funny stories to tell about it.